heedless
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Adjective (2)
- marked by or paying little heed or attention“We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics — Franklin D. Roosevelt”“heedless of danger”“heedless of the child's crying”Synonyms: unheedingOpposite attentiveSimilar deaf, carelessRelates to attentiveness, heed
- characterized by careless unconcern“the heedless generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used to large fortunes — Edith Wharton”“reckless squandering of public funds”Synonyms: recklessOpposite carefulSimilar careless
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Heed′less adjective
Without heed or care; inattentive; careless; thoughtless; unobservant.
O, negligent and heedless discipline!— William Shakespeare
The heedless lover does not know Whose eyes they are that wound him so.— Edmund Waller
— Heed′wb-a1′>′less·ly, adverb — Heed′wb-a1′>′less·ness, noun
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54